Chefi's program helped me feel less afraid and more connected to my body. She accomplished this through helping me to normalize and depersonalize the experience of trauma. Her compassionate presence and willingness to be vulnerable in sharing her own story created a supportive container for facing my pain. Setting aside a limited, yet specific block of time and Chefi's acknowledgement that releasing trauma can be a difficult and takes time made it more accessible. Setting an intention and focusing on being safe in the present moment grounded me. Staying connected to the beat and using the forceful dance movements and accompanying sounds kept me embodied as the traumatic energy was releasing. Letting go and allowing the fluid rhythms to guide me made it a unified body-mind-spirit experience that resulted in feeling lighter and freer.